Civil engineering apprentice Review

My role involves attending daily meetings as part of my team and working with them effectively on projects. One of my main roles within a project is as a technician, this means I produce engineering drawings relevant to all stages of a project, my role can also include producing reports or going on site visits.

During my time with Mott Macdonald I have had various training opportunities, both relevant to my daily job in water consultancy and general career development. I am supported an checked in with regularly to ensure I am receiving adequate career opportunities. I have developed and improved skills in CAD, report writing and received various other qualifications relevant to my job.

I enjoy the program a lot as taking the apprentice route has allowed me more flexibility in my learning and tends to suit my learning style of being more hands on and practical. I have gained a lot by being in my programme and have gained long lasting relationships and skills.

The structure of the apprenticeship programme could benefit from being more organised. This is mostly due to supervisors not have as much experience with mentoring apprentices who may start the job with less skills or knowledge as an graduate and would therefore require more guidance. Despite the structure and organisation lacking, I would still say it is manageable and a great experience for developing confidence and initiative.

The support that I receive from my employer can not be faulted at all. Mott Macdonald is a brilliant environment to work in. I would say my employers put a great emphasis on health over work and make effort to ensure no one is overloaded with anything they cant handle

The support received from my training provider could do with improvement. i would say this is not a direct fault with my training provider but rather a consequence of the pandemic and not being able to receive any in person training and instead having to do it all online. Most lecturers are happy to assist if asked but a minority can tend to ignore or brush off when asked.

My qualification helps me perform better in my role as I learn about different aspects or my job and am equipped to deal with them when I come across these throughout my career. It gives me an understanding of the theory that I would require to complete my job more effectively and open up more opportunities for different types of work or disciplines

Mott Macdonald has an S&S initiative (sports and social) that hold regular social events suitable for all, work and non work related that allow those working in the office to meet other they might not come across in their daily work and help provide networking opportunities. Some of the social events include annual sports days, pay day drinks, parties and bingo.

Yes

Mott MacDonald is a brilliant environment to work. It is an employee owned company that tends to be ethical and worker focused. I have found that those who work at Motts are very diverse and friendly. I have yet to meet anyone unwilling to help or lighten the load for someone else.

Advice I would give to anyone applying to Mott Macdonald is to think about qualities that make you stand out from any other applicants that are in line with the company values whether that is that you are forward thinking, innovative, environment conscious or just have a passion for whatever field it is that you are applying for.